Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Yopo: The Ancient Amazonian DMT Snuff

Yopo: The Ancient Amazonian DMT Snuff

Yopo is a visionary snuff
used by various tribes in South America for over 4000 years. Nowadays, it’s mostly used by the
tribes in the Amazonian Jungle – Yanomami and the Piaroa – who have managed to
fend off the influence of the western world, for their spiritual and healing
purpose. Even to this day, they continue to hear the wisdom of the jungle in
the form of Yopo snuff.

The base of the snuff is
prepared with dried seeds of
the tree Anadenanthera Peregrina. The dried seeds are lightly roasted and then
ground into a fine powder that is mixed with ash (it helps to bring about the
alkaloids), tobacco, honey and other ingredients
that vary, usually to give the substance a pleasant odor. The scientific name of
the Anadenanthera Peregrina makes clear reference to the Sanskrit word ‘ananda’
meaning bliss. There are other variations of the tree which also have similar properties such as Anadenanthera
Colubrina.

It can be said that yopo
is a cousin of the sacred vine, Ayahuasca in two ways. One is that it also
contains DMT. Secondly because yopo is usually ingested along with the
Banisteriopsis caapi vine, one of the two plants
that are used to prepare the ayahuasca brew.
Although yopo can have a powerful effect by itself, when combined with
Banisteriopsis caapi its effects are potentiated.

This happens because the vine contains MAOi (monoamine
oxidase inhibiting), a chemical compound that our own body produces in order to break up substances such as DMT,
allowing thus, the DMT to remain much longer in the system. The Yopo snuff also
contains a combination of Bufotenin, and 5-MeO-DMT, molecules that are similar
to DMT in chemical structure and produces a visionary experience.

The result of chewing
Banisteriopsis caapi, is a very mild. There could be a tingling sensation in
the mouth and a general numbness.

In contrast Yopo’s effect
is sudden and intense. It can be inhaled by oneself with a sniff pipe or be
blown into one’s nostrils by another person using a blow pipe (the idea being
that when another person helps, much more of the substance reaches the mucous
membranes, from where it gets absorbed into the bloodstream).

In the first five
minutes, there can be a set of strong discomfort, mainly on the upper
respiratory system. The nasal cavity
and most of the pharynx swells up causing an itchy sensation that is
accompanied by a lot of snort. After this, one can feel some pressure in the
head and feel extreme nausea, which can also lead to vomiting.

After this short initial
period of discomfort, the hallucinogenic effects kicks in suddenly. From ideas,
time travel and abstract geometrical patterns, yopo gives you a memorable
visionary experience. Personally, I was caught in a maelstrom of insights,
battles, vision and realizations that left me quite tired and serene.

It is very abrupt making
it hard to know what to expect. Personally I think the plant helps one finding their inner self, naked
and pure with whom it dialogues like a doctor does: It reviewed my life and
pointed out things that I needed to improve in a voice that sounded something
like this: change this attitude here, put this confidence there, and keep
walking your path. Now that I look back I can say that It was a beautiful
spiritual tune-up.

During the intense part
of the voyage people can get “hard to reach” (kind of like people under the
effect of Salvia Divinorum), especially if they are inexperienced: the
bombardment of visions makes it difficult to connect with the other world in a
coherent manner. This initial spike of hallucinogenic potency does not last
very long and subsequently fades away in a couple of hours.

In a traditional setting,
the sessions are guided by a shaman who sings and plays instruments such as the
rattle or a pan flute. Like with other entheogens, sounds greatly influence the
dynamics of the experience, just like the environment and our mindset.
Yopo shamans describe this experience as an opening of the 3rd eye, and being
able to perceive into the light
of the non-physical spiritual dimensions.

While some people prefer
to do it in daylight other favor pitch black conditions (the strongest visual
effects happens with the eyes shut). As for myself, I ponder not the amount of
the ideal luminosity, but rather, whether or not I’m ready to be spiritually
dissected by Yopo (because of its potency).

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